The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-30

grej- 20 note tie sure effects of The |
present prohibition excitement and .
which az not materially affected by |
the success or failure of either side in |
the contest. An iniamcd condition !
exists People are stirred profoundly
4 4 O. is always the case when the
womcI and the church come in con
tact with the public, embittered to
degree unknown in ordinary 20.
Iiucai contests. We see the rising
tide OF this bitterness already. Judge
Bellord finds 1t in the Jury box at
Georgetown Col II has already ap
pcAred in the Jury boxes OF Texas.
! . has already appeared In the stores.
There are many VINO wi not buy
groceries from an anti prohibition
house OF dry good> from q prohibi-
ton house 1t wi. appear at the
council boards of our benevolent go
cietie, it win even make IT. malign
presents felt at the sacramento, tables
of our Churches. We ,,r ID in our
-Yt.n ,iir. Old friends are cstfAhged
and Sod looks grow into active hos.
ul,ty with wonderful rip.dlty when
We mix The ingredients of tight
using church, business, social interest
and religious prejudice There d.,
room tora whole sheol of unrest in
AL this and then 10 be told after all that
II 10 not intended tina. there shal. be
less whisky drank than before, that
prohibition is not intended ID pro.
hibit TO what purpose have we IN
ioctCd all this bitterness into the daily
life of the people DO We bring them
physical safety or moral advance
ment; Thu cannot DO so, b,cluse we
DO not intend to prevent men from
| drinking whisky. ~ on can driuk
all you pleas" .lys Carroll, "only
you -hsll not buy it at The saloon
Now, 10 !, our oL>,rvai on that there
Is u,s As much sin in q Jug Of whisky
BOUGHT ut the drug store ~ there is
IN the one bought Mt saloon. We
gain nothing and give up. ala, more
then we can afford to give. We give
! quiet, peace aud good will for tur u
lcucl, war ami hatred. We give love
and friendship tor cnmity aud the
mi-ory OF it all it, IL is done at The
bahest OF the ministers of the gospel
OF peace. TO whence -hnl, We jI~n
for rclici Who may raise hi- hand
tgd -tu. the mad wavc, of discord
rO ing upon Us from MI quarter,
Where resides the power which can
stay all the evil effects of blinded
pH'-iou and fierce, litter lanaucism
lie who slept in the storm on Galiilcc
may do il, bat he also could
5avo prevented the storms rising al
together. He permits it too come
aud go that the mora. aud religious
atmosphere may bc cleared. But du
| ''"- WV INV 'tH < " Aht SUI l4 Iu
rccks of the many that will 90 down
to risc mo- more the blasted hopes
the lifelong hatreds aud di.appoint-
mcnts Sc sc;
The prohibitiouists are surely SOW
ing drag teeth in this thing and
the crop will be prolific, never fear
They came upon II state at peace, at
work and prospecting as states have
rarely prospcred The minister OF
thl- new gospel OF hate have been ac
lively engaged in the work of discord
for years and today all Texas is in tur.
noll. Neighn0r D., arrayed against
neighbor, brother against brother
wife against husband, son against H.
Their, aud for what: Not because OF
the sacred principles of temperance
but because this is the latest srhemC
to flank the democracy ont Of Texas
Will the good taN paving property
holding responsible citizens of Tex
AZ 90 with this craze; viii they vote
it Augns, lth: We viii believe thu
INDUSTRIOUS statement only after 10 hu.
been accomplished and not mo.
mcnt sooner.